Engine rebuild

[chrislwg]

i bought this engine on ebay for £40 a few years ago. I intend to get the cases shot blasted and rebuild the engine over the winter,and hopefully have it running on a bench. when i bought it there was water in the engine and in pretty poor condition, but everything was there.

[Michael]

Hi Chris,

good buy 😉

Can’t see any shafts in the engine.
No crankshaft, no gear shafts, etc.

Are those separate items in a box ?

Any plans to “big bore” this engine?
I would be interested in that as well 🙂
Hopefully I can rebuild an engine this winter too !!!

Cheers, Michael

[philpassingham]

how spooky,im rebuilding one wintertime as well,wheres me hammer

[chrislwg]

Michael, i have stripped the internals out and I am going to fit steel covers to keep the beads out of the engine whilst being blasted

[Michael]

Hi Chris,

ok, understand 😉

Any plans to “big bore” that engine ?

This is the guy I would work with for this rebuild and the “big bore” kit:
http://www.gaenssle.de/

He may be helpful to get the exhaust camshaft modified to be used as an intake camshaft as well 😉

More mixture in, more power out ;-)))

Cheers, Michael

[chrislwg]

hi michael,
i don’t plan o big bore it. i’ll just be satisfied to get it running initially. its a shame not to restore it when everything is there and just needs some tidying up. the engine builders site you mentioned is very good, he certainly covers everything.

[Tango]

Chris AND Others please do your rebuilds with plenty of Do’s and Don’ts, Hints and Tips.

And LOTS & LOTS of Photos Please! 🙂

[Michael]

Cleaned up the garage (parking and storage area) and workshop (where I can work) yesterday and carried the engine to the workshop.
Preparing a simple holder from wood and long screws to give it a save stand.
Pics to follow 😉

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I have bought a used engine from ESSO yesterday. Already dismantled and not complete. More spare parts with it, some brand new, some parts already restored and zinc plated or powder coated.
Will be a challenge for him to pack and ship all the stuff as he is approx 800 km away from me.

Cheers, Michael

[chrislwg]

got side tracked with my other engine

[chrislwg]

got side tracked with my other engine

[Kaptainkwak]

Normally I would say being side tracked is no excuse but OMG!!! I just love steam trains. Arguably one of the best ever engineering feats especially when you think how crude engineering was in those days.

Obviously it is a model train but what scale is it? Is it yours or a combined venture?

[chrislwg]

It’s a 5″ gauge. It took me three years to build , between 1987-1990. Been under the stairs for donkeys years. Looking T having boiler tested and steaming it.

[Kaptainkwak]

Cheers Chris. It looks awesome. I think if you fire her up that should be a video moment to share.

[chrislwg]

Ready for bead blasting

[Michael]

Hi Chris,

that looks promising 😉
Have you used “liquid” gasket between case and covers ?

Cheers, Michael

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